Traditional Chinese Medicine can’t stop you getting Covid-19, says renowned expert Zhong Nanshan
- Zhong has long been an advocate for TCM but he told a conference that currently no drug has been proven to prevent people becoming infected by the virus
- His comments follow a controversy after a leading online health platform was suspended soon after questioning the benefits of traditional treatments
“As of now, there’s no drug that’s been proven to prevent Covid-19,” he told the 18th International Congress on Luobing Theory in Guangzhou, according to the Yangcheng Evening News.
Zhong, who led the country’s fight against Covid-19 and severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars), has long promoted the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine and called for more research and development, as well as greater integration with modern medicine.
He said whether it is modern medicine or TCM, it always comes down to proving that the drugs, technology and methodology are effective and safe.
“It’s important that we summarise thousands of years of TCM experience, create new prescriptions and methods, go through clinical trials, in order to do more research,” he said.
China’s leaders have given strong support to TCM, with several traditional treatments included in national guidelines for Covid-19 treatment.
